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1140486

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to implement the principles of the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Declaration and Framework; and what measures they intend to take in conjunction with UK Sport, Sport England and the UK governing bodies of sport to deliver the objectives set out in that Declaration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL17319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework and Declaration is a welcome voluntary initiative which encourages sports organisations to make their own contribution to the Paris Agreement goal of achieving a low carbon future. It is a matter for individual sports organisations themselves whether they wish to participate in the Framework and sign up to the Declaration. We welcome that both the All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Rugby League World Cup 2021 have done so. The Government is fully committed to the Paris Agreement, and since the year 2000 we have decarbonised our economy more quickly than any other country in the G20.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 03/09/2019 16:02:33 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1142455

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	World Anti-doping Agency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Athletes Commission's aim to seek increased athlete representation on the decision-making bodies of the World Anti-Doping Agency, including the Foundation Board and the Executive Committee.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL17529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The athlete community is a pivotal stakeholder group in anti-doping and should be appropriately considered, in line with good governance practices.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes recent steps by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to improve its governance practices – notably the recommendations made by the WADA Governance Working Group – that were subsequently adopted by the WADA Foundation Board in November 2018, which provide for one seat as a minimum for athlete representation in all of WADA's Standing Committees. Furthermore, the Government welcomes the commitment made by WADA for there to be an open discussion to determine at which existing and/or new levels within WADA athlete representation could be strengthened.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/08/2019 12:12:20 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1142456

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Sport Trust: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much (1) lottery, and (2) government funding, the Youth Sports Trust has received in each of the last ten years, broken down by the purpose to which that funding was awarded.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL17530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The Youth Sport Trust has received both exchequer and lottery funding over the past ten years, from Sport England as well as a number of government departments. This information is published in the Youth Sport Trust’s Annual Reports and Accounts, which are publicly available through Companies House (company number 04180163) and the Charity Commission (charity number 1086915), including on their websites.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of all Sport England’s funding, including the project title, can be found on Sport England’s website here: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/funding/what-have-we-funded/" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/funding/what-have-we-funded/</a> <strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/08/2019 12:12:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1142458

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Transgender People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to commission research as to whether male performance advantage in competitive sport is retained after gender transition; and if so, what options they recommend, in regard to the funding of men and women’s sport, to include the transgender community in competitive sport and ensure fairness for all competitors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL17532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>We have no plans to commission research into male performance advantage in competitive sport after gender transition. We consider this would be a matter for the respective International Federations and/or the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/08/2019 12:13:03 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

1142459

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports Competitors: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what definition they use of (1) a woman, and (2) a man, when awarding funding to elite athletes; and whether that definition includes the level of testosterone of an athlete over a period of one year before competition.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL17533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>It is for sports to determine their own rules in terms of eligibility of athletes to compete. UK Sport funds athletes nominated to a World Class Programme by their respective sports. As long as athletes are eligible to compete, as determined by the sport’s governing body, UK Sport would not discriminate in respect of the investment based on gender.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/08/2019 12:13:18 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

392014

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make Women’s Sport Week an annual event.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL1777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>Although Government cannot mandate that the sector runs a Women’s Sport Week every year, we are delighted that Women in Sport considered the inaugural week a success and are already making provisional plans for next year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/07/2015 10:27:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

432559

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	UK Sport: Qualifications
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Sport Governance and Administration will be a minimum qualification for the staff and board members of UK Sport following its introduction in January 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL3968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government expects the highest standards of governance from all our sports bodies in the UK and is working with UK Sport and Sport England to foster this. UK Sport and Sport England set standards that are a condition of funding, covering leadership, governance, financial management and administration, and also provide support and expertise to help national governing bodies to meet them where necessary. The recent triennial review recommended that UK Sport and Sport England should bring together both the governance requirements and the support arrangements for the next funding cycle.</p><p>Ensuring that those responsible have the right skills is an important aspect of achieving high governance standards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3969 question first answered 10/12/2015 12:37:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

432560

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Governing Bodies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all governing bodies of sport will be eligible for financial support to ensure that their lead employees and senior volunteers with responsibility for implementing or overseeing governance arrangements within their governing boards can sit the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Sport Governance and Administration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL3969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government expects the highest standards of governance from all our sports bodies in the UK and is working with UK Sport and Sport England to foster this. UK Sport and Sport England set standards that are a condition of funding, covering leadership, governance, financial management and administration, and also provide support and expertise to help national governing bodies to meet them where necessary. The recent triennial review recommended that UK Sport and Sport England should bring together both the governance requirements and the support arrangements for the next funding cycle.</p><p>Ensuring that those responsible have the right skills is an important aspect of achieving high governance standards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL3968 question first answered 10/12/2015 12:37:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

432561

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 on the discretionary spend of local authorities on sport and recreational facilities, and what projections they have made of future years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL3970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities make their own decisions on how they spend their budgets on sport and other discretionary areas. Many local authorities already understand the value of investing in sport and are best placed to make the right decisions for their communities locally, whilst continuing to be supported by a strong national offer directed by Sport England. Strengthening grassroots sport will be at the heart of our forthcoming new sports strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/12/2015 12:35:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

432562

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Sports: Drugs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken by the World Anti-Doping Agency in Russia, Argentina, Ukraine, Bolivia, Israel and Andorra, and what assessment they have made of the specific measures, timetable and budget required for determining whether France, Belgium, Greece, Mexico and Spain meet the necessary standards required to send teams to the Olympic Games in Rio.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL3971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Compliance Review Committee is set to review responses from Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia, Israel and Ukraine. If they are judged to have taken the necessary corrective action, WADA’s Foundation Board will be in a position to declare those countries compliant. WADA had its first meeting with the Russian National Anti-Doping Organisation on 26 November to discuss the first steps towards Russia achieving compliance in the future. All six countries, currently on WADA’s ‘watch-list’, have until 18 March 2016 to resolve compliance issues, otherwise they will be declared non-compliant.</p><p>It is then for the International Olympic Committee and the relevant international sporting federation to decide whether a non-compliant anti-doping programme would prevent a country from competing at an Olympic Games.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 10/12/2015 12:38:24 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan